Counter for stamp-affixing machines



May 26, 1925. T,539,048

' S. J. KUZ|E L COUNTER FOR STAMP I'VE-FIXING MACHINES Original il ne 1924 s Sheets-Sheet 1 May 26, 1925.

7 1,539,048 5. J. KUZIEL COUNTER. FOR STAMP AFFIXING MACHINES Original Filed June 28 1924 I anvemto'c 3 SheetsfShet 2 May 26, 1925. 1,539,048

s. J. KUZIEL coumsa FOR STAMP AEFIXING MACHINES 9 original Filed June 1923 s Sheets-Sheet a gnvehto z Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,539,048 PATENT OFFICE:

STAIFLEY J. KUZIEL. OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

coon-rm FOR s'rmr-Armxmo Mommas Original application flied June 28, 1824, Serial No. 723,054. Divided and this application flied November 28, 1924. Serial R0. 752,647.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that. I, STANLEY J.,.Ku1.nn., a. citizen of the United Statesfand resident of Holyoke, in the county of 'Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Countersfor Stamp! Ailixing ll-lachines, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to"improve ments in counters, particularly counters to be'used with rare ope stamping machines 'as "dcscribed in my co-pending application Serial No. 723,054, filed June 28, 1924, of which this a pplieation is a division.

It is the principal object of m invention to provide a counter adapted to operated by the rod of the stamping machine acting as a plunger for affixing the stain to an envelope and counting the number 0 stamps so used, and a counter which )erinits either the counting of a limited num 'r of stamps or the counting of considerable uantities', it a great number of stamps is used.

Another object of the invention is the'provision of a counter which can readily be operated eren by unskilled opc ators and which will perform its work positively and accurately. 7

A further object of the invention is the provision of a counter which automatically and visibly displays the number of stamps used behind a window, or'windows.

A still further object of thc invention is the provision of a counter of this type which counts a predetermined number of stamps mnomaticallyand a multifold of this numher b automatically coupling the band dis- --la \'ing the predetermined number with another band displaying multil'olds of this number each time the predeterti ined number has llt'i'll reached and uneoupling'both hands after the display of each multifold number.

'lln-sc and other objects and adrantnges of my novel and improved counter will bccome more fully apparent as the description thereof prmweds, and will then be specili- (ally pointed outin the accompanying claims appended hereto.

in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part. of this disclosure:

Figure l is a top plan \'lt\\' of a machine equipped with a counter constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of the machine 7 shown I in Figure 1.

To the rear wall of a stamping machine.

for envelopes of any desired'type asfor instance described in myabove mentioned co-pending application, a casing 10 for a counter is allixed in the manner clearly The counter comprises-upon of comparatively large rollers 11 and 12 one. shaft 13 over which are guidedthe endless bands or tapes 14 and 15, the'inner one, 14, bearing the numerals 1 to 50 inclusive, while the outer tape, 15, bears the numbers 50, 100, 150 and so on, always displaying the manifold of 50. v

Thebands or tapes'14 and 15 are also guided at the opposite end of the machine over suitable, smaller guide rollers 16, 17 on a divided shaft 18. This shaft carries between the rear wall 19 of the machine and the inner roller 16. as rocket wheel 20 between the teeth of which the lower downwardly directed end of an arm 21 extends "onwhich a collar 2.? keyed to a rod 23 rests having an operating knob 24 at its upper end and carrying at its lower end the stamp affixing plate 25 so that upon the operation oftlie rod 23 or plunger to ntlix one stamp to an envelope resting on table 26, the Sprocket. wheel 20 will be turned or advzmced one step, and the tape uided over wheel 16 on shaft 18 is also advanced one step represented by the numerals carried thereby, so that the number of stamps used will appear before a window 27 in the casing 28 enclosing the rollers and the tapes, so for instance as shown as an example in Figure 2, the numeral 38 will appear in the window if 33 stamps have been used.

()n a lower shaft 29 within casing 10 are secured two independently moving feed roll- .ers 30 and-31 respectively for the tapes 14 and 15, and between said rollers. the shaft carries a small gear 32 in mesh with a large gear 33 on the. part of the shaft 18 carrying and having the form of an arc is secured to the band 14 opposite the numeral '50 thereon so that after atiixing 50 stamps to an envelope held in -the machine, it will engage {the gear 32 and turn therlarge gear 33. to 1 move the roller 17 and band thereon forward for one step to indicate behind a window 35 in casing 28 (F" ure 2), the total number of stamps or t e manifold Qt A The-counter operates as follows II on the operation of the plunger rod 23 to a a stamp to an envelope in the ma- ,-l lj -,chine, the counter operating arm 21 is also depressed and will advance sprocket wheel one step and this motion will be communicated to the band 14 guided over roller 16, so that the numeral 1 will ap ear behind {the window 27 and so forth nut! 50 stamps 20 have been used or aflixed, when the shifter 34 will come into engagement with the gear 32 in mesh with gear 33 andfeed the same one step so that the numeral 50 on strip or tape 15 appears behind window 35. Upon further operation of plunger 23 and finger 21 the engagement between finger or shifter 34 and gear 32 will be interrupted and the band 15 will remain at rest as the shaft 18 is divided until 100 stamps have been used,

whereupon the numeral 100 will appear behind window 35 in the manner as described above with respect to number "50 and so on.

It will be clear that such changes may be made in the general arrangement andsin the construction of the minor details of my counter as fall within the scope of the appended claims without departure from the spirit of the invention.

- Having thus described my invention, What I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a counter having parallel, independently movable bands, one bearin a suitable range of numerals, the others earing multiples of the range of the first band, and means to im art a step-by-step motion to the first ban an are shaped coupler provided with teeth and carried upon the lower order bands.

2. In a device according to claim 1, gear .ing associated with the higher order bands adapted to be engaged by the teeth of said couplerto advance the said bands for one step upon the completion of a count corre-' sponding to the range of the lower order bands.

Signed at- Holyoke, in the county of Hamgden and State of Massachusetts, this 17th a-y of November A. D. 1924.

STANLEY J. KUZIEL, 

